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My life is no picnic. Like most persons with these diseases I cannot sleep, eat, walk, talk well. I have had to repeatedly teach myself toilet-ing to prevent incontinence. I have had the torments of being treated like a child by the well meaning, and the impatience of those unwilling to wait for [...]
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Tags: disability, disease, hospice, life, living, terminal
I’ve been on this road of neural death with diagnosis attached for about eight years. Granted a few years beyond the typical prognosis, and I should be happy about that, but it can be a mighty grim path to travel. Of late, it has not been lost on me that I make this journey [...]
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It was roughly a year ago that with much haste a building a block away from mine was closed and the tenants marched out without even a chance to collect belongings. Why? Well apparently the building was not up to health and safety (leaks and mold). That of course describes a great [...]
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Tags: city, conditions, east vancouver, election, homeless, housing, low rent
Fluffy Therapy
On days that I feel unwell and I am in need of a mind walk and some easy social contact I turn to my Pengi, George, a virtual pet adopted through the use of a Facebook application called Fluff Book. You pet and feed your own Fluff and those of others with Fluff pets. [...]
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Tags: fluff pet therapy art fun mindwalk disabled disability
It was on the news the last few days. I have to wonder how they didn’t see that coming? There have been enormous outbreaks of infestation in the east end for at least a couple of years. I’ve blogged about it for at least two. The health department knew it, I [...]
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Tags: bedbugs, city, living, needs, plagues, poor, poverty, rich, social justice, tuberculosis, vancouveer, west end
The Devil’s Ears Are Round
Tired of the rumble of bible thumping as Huckabee goes on the rampage. While Mr. Huckabee can’t even master the concept of the division between church and state, it follows he’s unfit fit for public office; this will always be that fundamental problem. If you are going to be an American you should bloody [...]
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Tags: constitutions, disney, idead, mickey mouse, opinion, politics, religion, satanic, world affairs
I Have a Brain
Many Places there are restrictions put on personal expression, or it just isn’t the place for it. Well this is the place.
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Tags: brain, opinion, views
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